Tray for refrigerators



Nov. 20, 1934. A. w. NEEL I TRAY FOR REFRIGERATORS File d May '7, 1954 Patented Nov. 20, 1934 1,981,743

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TRAY FOR REFRIGERATORS Arthur W. Neel, Albany, Ind., assignor to Mc- Cormick Brothers Company, Albany, Ind., a corporation of Indiana Application May 7, 1934', Serial No. 724,427

1 Claim. (01. 211-153) This invention relates to improvements in guard 6 above the plane of the tray. At the trays which form fittings in household refrigforward end of the guard the rod is extended erators. In such refrigerators, where the revertically downward, as indicated at 7, thence frigerating unit is placed at one side of the inclining forwardly, as indicated at 7, and

refrigerating chamber, it is customary to arthence extending vertically downward, beneath 60 range shelves or trays, one above the other, the part 1, as shown at 7', and terminating in a. between said unit and the opposite wall of the fork 7, these parts forming the leg a and the chamber. Such trays are supported in various part 7 forming one end of the guard. The end ways. One way of supporting the trays is to part 1 of the rod is welded to the side of the 10 provide hooks in the back wall and one side part 7 and thus the guard and leg are securely 65 wall of the refrigerating chamber upon which fastened to the forward part of the frame. the trays may rest and to provide a leg de- In refrigerators a tray d usually extends pending from the front part of each tray, at across the interior of the refrigerator below the side next the refrigerating unit, which may the refrigerating unit. Each of the trays a, a

rest upon a part .of a lower tray. My invenrests on hooks 8 at one side of the refrigerating 70 tion relates to trays of the latter type. Such chamber and a hook 9 on the rear wall of the trays are usually made of several pieces welded chamber and the forward corner of each tray together. In accordance with my invention, next the refrigerating unit is supported by the, the frame of the tray, including a guard on the leg depending from the tray, this leg resting side of the tray next the refrigerating unit, upon a lower tray. Thus the leg of the lower 75 and the supporting leg, are made from a contray a has its lower forked end resting upon tinuous metal rod, the various parts or sections the bar 10 of the long tray d, and the upper of the rod bein f rm so hat he trays can tray a has the forked end of its leg resting upon be interchangeably mounted one upon the other. the part 1 of the tray a below it. The purpose By this construction the trays are, stronger of offsetting the lower part of the leg forwardly, so and less expensive to manufacture than those by the inclined part 7*, is to bring the forked heretofore in use. end of the leg over the part 1 of a similar tray I t a p y w below it when the trays are assembled in a Fig. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator, partly refrigerator,

broken away, h w two of the trays h r in, The one-piece tray frame, guard and leg in front View; makes a stronger structure than is found in 2 is a Perspective View Of One Of the trays, trays used for the same purpose composed of and, several parts welded together and this one-piece Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, structure effects a saving in the cost of manu- 35 showing the trays in side view. facture. 90

Referring to the drawing, two of the trays, What I claim is: em dy n my i p v m nts, a wn at a, A tray for the purpose described, comprising at the right Side Of the refrigerating a frame and a supporting leg both composed of unit b in the refrigerator 0- AS Shown in F a continuous metal rod, said rod bent to form a 40 each y Comprises a frame 0f Ieetengurectangular frame comprising a front section, 95 1& form, having 3 depending leg 02 at One d a side section, a rear section and a short end and near one of'its front corners, and a suitable portion of the rod extending rearwardly from nu b of Spaced Strips 01 slats a connected the front section and forming the front part to the front and rear bars or sections of the of the opposing side section, the rear part of frame. The frame a and the support g leg said opposing side section being ofiset upwardly 100 are formed from a continuous metal rod. A from the rear section, thence extending forshort d portion 1 0f the 10d forms p Of wardly to a point adjacent said end portion, one side section of the tray and from this part forming a, guard, said r d thence extending the rod is bent to form a front section 2, a side downwardly, forming a leg, the lower part of section 3 and a rear section 4, all of these parts id 1 g being offset, forwardly from the upper 5 of the fra be Common p t the part thereof, and said short end portion of the end of the rear section opp the Side rod being secured to said upper part of the leg. tion 3, the bar is bent upwardly as shown at 5 and thence extends horizontally forward to a ARTHUR W. NEEL.

.55 point near the end of the part 1, forming a no 

